Is May an unlucky month?
According to folklore the month of May seems to be incredibly unlucky, for example Kittens born at this time grow into unlucky melancholy cats!
And to marry in May is notoriously unlucky, and to do it dressed in green is sheer madness!
"Married in May and kirked in greenBoth bride and bridegroom won't long be seen.O' marriages in MayBairns die in decay"
And the May weather is considered to unreliable for shorn sheep, which may take cold and die.
"Shear your sheep in MayYou'll shear them all away"
Thunder during this month presages a poor summer and a bad harvest."Thunder in MayFrightens the summer away"
According to a Devon legend the sharp frosts that occur at this time of year are the revenge of a beer brewer called Frankin who was put out of business by the rising popularity for drinking cider.He pledged his soul to the Devil in return for frosts on each of the 'Frankin's days' around the May 21st hoping that these would kill the apple blossom and ultimately ruining the cider crop.
And to marry in May is notoriously unlucky, and to do it dressed in green is sheer madness!
"Married in May and kirked in greenBoth bride and bridegroom won't long be seen.O' marriages in MayBairns die in decay"
And the May weather is considered to unreliable for shorn sheep, which may take cold and die.
"Shear your sheep in MayYou'll shear them all away"
Thunder during this month presages a poor summer and a bad harvest."Thunder in MayFrightens the summer away"
According to a Devon legend the sharp frosts that occur at this time of year are the revenge of a beer brewer called Frankin who was put out of business by the rising popularity for drinking cider.He pledged his soul to the Devil in return for frosts on each of the 'Frankin's days' around the May 21st hoping that these would kill the apple blossom and ultimately ruining the cider crop.
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